Master's Degree in Industrial Safety

Industrial Safety is the discipline in charge of the prevention and limitation of risks, as well as the protection against accidents able to produce severe damage to people, goods or the environment derived from industrial activity, from the use, functioning and maintenance of installations and equipment, as well as from the production, use or consumption of industrial products. Its scope covers installations in the industrial environment but also establishments of public concurrence (hotels, petrol stations, hospitals, etc.) and products and services of everyday use (vehicles, electrical appliances, lifts, heating, etc.).

There is currently no official university master's degree in industrial safety in Spain. This master's degree will enable engineering professionals to be qualified in this specific discipline and respond to a social and business need to protect people, property and the environment from the consequences of failures in installations. In addition, it will enable the incorporation of professionals who provide an overall vision in this area into the labour market. Professionals who effectively and efficiently manage and control the installations, as well as comply with the legal requirements and documentation requirements with the Administration.

Professionals from national and international companies of recognised prestige, business associations and professional associations teach 50 % of the master's degree so that students will be provided with a practical and realistic vision of the performance of the profession for which they are being trained.

The objective is to train engineering professionals specialised in industrial safety able to coordinate, manage and execute the tasks in this field to prevent and control the risks derived from the use and functioning of facilities, equipment, products and services, identifying and assessing the legal, organisational, technical, technological and environmental conditioning factors.

60 ECTS

The master's degree consists of 3 modules: Compulsory, Optional and Master's Final Project.

The compulsory module (39 ECTS) addresses the fundamental aspects of industrial safety applied to processes, installations, equipment, products and services from a technical-legal point of view, focusing on risk protection and control as well as risk prevention in all phases of the project: design, modification, functioning, maintenance, inspection and dismantling. It also incorporates essential aspects of industrial safety management and addresses the integration of industrial safety as a complementary aspect to quality, sustainability and environmental responsibility. It contains 3 subjects:

• Subject 1: process safety includes the following courses: Process engineering, Risk identification and modelling of accident scenarios and Quantitative risk analysis.
• Subject 2: Safety of equipment, installations, products, and services has been assigned 15 ECTS distributed in the following courses: Industrial safety in industrial equipment and facilities, Risk protection and control in industrial equipment, products, services and installations and Risk prevention: predictive and preventive maintenance and inspections.
• Subject 3: Industrial safety management and sustainability has been assigned 9 ECTS distributed in the following courses: Management and organisation of industrial safety and Integrated and sustainable management of industrial processes.

The optional module (9 ECTS)focuses on the implementation of the knowledge acquired on industrial and process safety during the course of the master's degree through its direct application in projects or practical cases of facilities, processes, products or services with a global approach that includes management, preparation of documentation, design and implementation of safety measures, etc. It contains a subject called Professional application of industrial safety, made up of 2 optional courses, Practicum 1 and Practicum 2. Alternatively, students may take up to 9 ECTS of external curricular internships that will be recognised in this subject.

The Master's Final Project module is assigned 12 ECTS. It comprises the Master's Final Project consisting of a project in the field of Industrial Safety in which the competencies acquired in the degree are synthesised.

• Graduates in Engineering in the industrial field, such as Industrial Technologies, Materials, Energy, Chemistry, Mechanics, Electricity, Electronics and Automation.
• Graduates in Engineering (Industrial, Energy, Chemistry, Mechanics, Electricity, Electronics) according to the previous University Academic Regulations.

The Master's Academic Committee will assess the applications based on the following weights:

• Academic record: 30 %
• Appropriateness of previous studies for access to the Master's Degree: 40 %
• Curriculum vitae: 30 %

School of Industrial Engineering

Dept. of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Dept. of Electronic Engineering
Dept. of Systems Engineering and Automation
Dept. of Hydraulic Engineering and the Environment
Dept. of Construction Engineering and Civil Engineering Projects
Dept. of Thermal Engines and Machines

The Master's Degree in Industrial Safety has been awarded the Premio Iniciativa Innovadora en Seguridad y Calidad Industrial in the III edition of the Premios Seguridad Industrial 2023, which are awarded within the actions of the Plan de Acción para la Promoción de la Seguridad Industrial of the Conselleria d'Innovació, Indústria, Comerç i Turisme de la Generalitat Valenciana.

The objective of these awards is to promote the recognition and distinction of entities that in the development of their activity have stood out for their commitment to the search for excellence in industrial safety and quality. The jury unanimously awarded the prize as it was the first official postgraduate course on industrial safety in Spain.